- Date
- October 12, 1988, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- St Peter, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2081VCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881012045679A
- Case key
- 14298
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had intended to make a touch-&-go landing on a grass strip, but stated that he came in 'somewhat high.' He rprtd the acft was still airborne about halfway down the rwy when he elected to go around. He attempted to add power, but the eng 'sputtered & died.' The plt said he forced the main gear onto the rwy & applied brakes, but within seconds, the acft nosed over. After the acdnt, an exam revealed the left main wheel had broken off at the axle, then the left strut dug into the ground & the acft nosed over. The plt rprtd that when the acft was on final apch, he had moved the carburetor heat to off. The temp & dew point were 43 & 26 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conds were conducive for carb ice. Except for soot in the exhaust stacks & on the spark plugs, no evidence of a pre-acdnt mechanical problem was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2081V
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14314
- Airframe hours
- 2,923
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randell Goebel
- Registered owner
- Randy Goebel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 26, 1988 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- FCM · Eden Prairie, MN
- Destination
- 56Y
- Airport
- 56Y · St Peter Muni, runway 18, 2,700 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,016 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,440 as pilot in command · 195 in the last 90 days · 73 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKT, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2081V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.